Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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